Jonathan Roth

Jonathan Roth

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Jonathan Roth, 23, of Massapequa, N.Y., leaves Nassau County Court in Mineola on Tuesday. He admitted that he conspired to fake his father's drowning in the waters off Jones Beach in 2012 as part of an insurance scam. He was sentenced to a year in jail.

Jonathan Roth, 23, of Massapequa, N.Y., leaves Nassau County Court in Mineola on Tuesday. He admitted that he conspired to fake his father's drowning in the waters off Jones Beach in 2012 as part of an insurance scam. He was sentenced to a year in jail. (Howard Schnapp / McClatchy-Tribune)

Jonathan Roth, 23, of Massapequa, N.Y., leaves Nassau County Court in Mineola on Tuesday. He admitted that he conspired to fake his father's drowning in the waters off Jones Beach in 2012 as part of an insurance scam. He was sentenced to a year in jail.